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47 Down: The 1922 Argonaut Gold Mine Disaster
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 622.34220979442
EAN: 9780471446927
ISBN: 0471446920
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: April 21, 2004
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
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Editorial Review:
Advance Praise for 47 Down
"A gripping mystery story: Will the men trapped deep underground in a mine by fire be reached by rescuers in time? And why do these mining disasters occur, and reoccur, in our nation's history?"
-Gerald M. Stern, author of The Buffalo Creek Disaster
"This is as much a story about journalism as it is about a mine disaster. Women reporters assigned to chronicle the human side were called `sob sisters' for their ability to evoke emotion with words. O. Henry Mace pays tribute to the tenacious and creative Ruth Finney, whose storytelling skills framed the story for decades after her passing and established her as one of the early giants among women in journalism."
-Eleanor Clift, contributing editor, Newsweek
"Most disaster books are predictable and dry, but O. Henry Mace's 47 Down, the story of the 1922 Argonaut mining tragedy, is, quite simply, one of the best disaster books to come along in years. Mace's taut, lyrical, intelligent prose combined with his thorough research and his film director's eye for detail and focus make 47 Down as compelling as The Perfect Storm and as memorable as Young Men and Fire. Mace takes the reader inside the Argonaut mine shaft and doesn't let go. This is a necessary book."
-Denise Gess, coauthor of Firestorm at Peshtigo
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Mining Tragedy Brought to Life
I read this after reading a book about a silver mine fire in Idaho. This is more of a historical type book, but it held my interest. The book author did his homework and brought this sad story to life. I recommend it.
Rating: - Fantastic, Insightful Read!
As an avid reader of non-fiction books based on historical events, I picked up 47 Down in hopes of learning a bit about my home state and in return I got so much more. Not only does O. Henry Mace give a gripping account of a disaster that affected the lives of many but a concise representation of the background and history of mines in California and across the country. What I appreciated most about the book is the detail the author took into researching the lives of not only the 47 miners and their ... Read More
Rating: - Gripping historical rescue saga
"47 Down" refers to the number of miners trapped in one of the deepest and most prosperous gold mines in the California foothills, in the year 1922. I bought the book because of a distant relationship to one of the individuals managing the mine, thinking this would be a good way to learn some family history. I was prepared to wade through what I thought would be dry melodrama, but I was gripped from the first pages.
In addition to learning a great deal of interesting information about mining ... Read More
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